brianiscool
join:2000-08-16
Miami, FL | Now
Only if they thought this way with all of their services. |
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gatorkram
Spelling and Grammer impared
Premium
join:2002-07-22
Winterville, NC
clubs: | Nightmare
What a nightmare it has to be right now, for all the people involved in this huge mess.
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retropolitan
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join:2006-10-16
San Diego, CA | you forgot the Fireblog at Blogger!
Updated and maintained by Signonsandiego. »sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/ |
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BPLSUCKS
join:2006-04-26
Grand Ledge, MI
| This is why....
This is why we have HAM radio and field radio operators. For exactly these cases when the towers are knocked out. The good news is that insurence will cover new towers and better tech to be put up. I'm glad to see that wireless carriers are responding like this. Hopefully they can get portable towers up and in place soon to help augment the call volume. |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | This is the sort of thing we train for during our annual field day, and other field exercises so we can provide Basic communications between service centers, fire camps, Red cross centers, etc.
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meister_sd
Premium
join:2006-01-29
La Mesa, CA
| Lessons Learned
This time around, the emergency services infrastructure was better planned and executed than the last fire of 2003. The outpour of public support and some of the big players in town, such as Qualcomm stadium (our football stadium), aided in shelters for those evacuated. People donated so much stuff that many places had to stop taking things for a while because the community support is amazing. All emergency services (Fire, Police, etc.) have been applauded in their efforts to BOTH protect and inform.
San Diego is such a multi cultural community and it has been nice to see everyone acting as one and unselfishly supporting and helping their fellow San Diegan. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
 ·PHONE POWER
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| Santa Clarita also utilized Google Maps
»www.santa-clarita.com/news/fire-maps.asp
Their site was definitely the place to go for up-to-date information. When the evacuation order was lifted for my area, the local newscast kept showing that we were evacuated for a good 6 hours longer.
Good to hear the various wireless companies were doing their part to get access to people who needed it.
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Subaru
1-3-2-4
Premium
join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT
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·Packet8
| reply to Transmaster
Re: This is why....
said by Transmaster  :This is the sort of thing we train for during our annual field day, and other field exercises so we can provide Basic communications between service centers, fire camps, Red cross centers, etc. And this is why I'm taking my HAM testing next month just in case something happens near here. |
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AquaSport
California - Sun, Surf, Traffic Jams
join:2007-05-03
California
·Comcast
| said by Subaru :said by Transmaster :This is the sort of thing we train for during our annual field day, and other field exercises so we can provide Basic communications between service centers, fire camps, Red cross centers, etc. And this is why I'm taking my HAM testing next month just in case something happens near here. and that's why i'm a HAM! (amateur radio operator - not sure what the H stands for... or the M)
it's not too difficult, more people should become...
actually, then it'd be like the cell phones in an emergency 
-CM
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davoice
join:2000-08-12
Saxapahaw, NC
 ·Comporium
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I'm a bit more newfangled. HAM doesn't travel so well unless you invest heavily in a portable kit.
I keep an Inmarsat Mini-M and an Iridium phone at the ready on basic accounts. They saved many butts during Katrina (especially the Iridium) when I was able to put them in the hands of normal people doing rescue and response work and say "here, use this".
You'll laugh but I've also done 9600 baud data sessions on an emergency basis on the Iridium. A bit flaky but when you absolutely need packet access, it works.
}Davoice |
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | You could be on the air for 150 to 200 bucks. I spent about $350 on a good HT and about $500 on a portable HF/UHF/VHF rig. All of them fit in my backpack with my laptop and can be on the air in no time. |
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Subaru
1-3-2-4
Premium
join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT
clubs: | I have one radio now but I will be buying another next month which should go in line with me getting my testing done and all. |
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Jameson
10-8
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join:2004-05-28
Fallbrook, CA
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| reply to BPLSUCKS
said by BPLSUCKS :This is why we have HAM radio and field radio operators. For exactly these cases when the towers are knocked out. The good news is that insurence will cover new towers and better tech to be put up. I'm glad to see that wireless carriers are responding like this. Hopefully they can get portable towers up and in place soon to help augment the call volume. Been listening to mine throughout the whole thing. Best source of info, the news sucks! Fallbrook repeater ftw. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to djrobx
Re: Santa Clarita also utilized Google Maps
How close did it get to you... I know it was back in the canyons, and you're out there by Coppper Hill/McBean.
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
·PHONE POWER
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
·RoadRunner Cable
| We took a drive up through San Francisquito yesterday to see where the fire ended up. It didn't get to the ridges directly behind our development, but you can see burn spots all around the ranches back there.
When we got evacuated, they were saying the fire was heading for Tesoro de Valle, but it looks like they were able to stop it before it got too close. It's a pretty big open area of brush. We got lucky.
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